(A) All signs and all components thereof, including, without limitation, supports, braces and anchors, shall be kept in a state of good repair.
(B) If a sign other than a billboard advertises a business, service, commodity, accommodation, attraction or other enterprise or activity that is no longer operating or being offered or conducted, that sign shall be considered abandoned and shall, within 180 days after such abandonment, be removed.
(C) If the message portion of a sign is removed, leaving only the supporting shell of a sign or the supporting braces, anchors or similar components, the owner of the sign or the owner of the property where the sign is located or other person having control over such sign shall, within 180 days of the removal of the message portion of the sign, either replace the entire message portion of the sign or remove the remaining components of the sign. This division (C) shall not be construed to alter the effect of § 155.224, which prohibits the replacement of a nonconforming sign, nor shall this division (C) be construed to prevent the changing of the message of a sign.
(D) A continuing sign permit shall lapse automatically if not renewed or if the business license for the premises lapses, is revoked or is not renewed. A sign permit shall also lapse if the business activity on the premises is discontinued for a period of 180 days or more and is not renewed within 30 days of a notice from the borough to the last permittee, sent to the premises, that the sign permit will lapse if such activity is not renewed.
(Ord. 1089, passed 5-19-2014)